警備員たちは１時間ごとに輪番で見回った。

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警備員たち は １ 時間ごと に 輪番 で 見回った 。

English Translation

The guards rotated in making their rounds every hour.

Furigana

警備員(けいびいん)たちは１時間(じかん)ごとに輪番(りんばん)で見回(みまわ)った。

Romanji

Keibiintachi wa ichi jikangoto ni rinban de mimawatta.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

輪番 (りんばん)

sequence; turn; rotation

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

見回る (みまわる)

to make one's rounds; to patrol

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

備

Readings: ビ、 そな.える、 そな.わる、 つぶさ.に

Meanings: equip, provision, preparation

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

間

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい

Meanings: interval, space

輪

Readings: リン、 わ

Meanings: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers

番

Readings: バン、 つが.い

Meanings: turn, number in a series

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

回

Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える

Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences